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EMBO J
1999 May 04;189:2411-23. doi: 10.1093/emboj/18.9.2411.
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The importin beta/importin 7 heterodimer is a functional nuclear import receptor for histone H1.
Jäkel S
,
Albig W
,
Kutay U
,
Bischoff FR
,
Schwamborn K
,
Doenecke D
,
Görlich D
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Import of proteins into the nucleus proceeds through nuclear pore complexes and is largely mediated by nuclear transport receptors of the importin beta family that use direct RanGTP-binding to regulate the interaction with their cargoes. We investigated nuclear import of the linker histone H1 and found that two receptors, importin beta (Impbeta) and importin 7 (Imp7, RanBP7), play a critical role in this process. Individually, the two import receptors bind H1 weakly, but binding is strong for the Impbeta/Imp7 heterodimer. Consistent with this, import of H1 into nuclei of permeabilized mammalian cells requires exogenous Impbeta together with Imp7. Import by the Imp7/Impbeta heterodimer is strictly Ran dependent, the Ran-requiring step most likely being the disassembly of the cargo-receptor complex following translocation into the nucleus. Disassembly is brought about by direct binding of RanGTP to Impbeta and Imp7, whereby the two Ran-binding sites act synergistically. However, whereas an Impbeta/RanGTP interaction appears essential for H1 import, Ran-binding to Imp7 is dispensable. Thus, Imp7 can function in two modes. Its Ran-binding site is essential when operating as an autonomous import receptor, i.e. independently of Impbeta. Within the Impbeta/Imp7 heterodimer, however, Imp7 plays a more passive role than Impbeta and resembles an import adapter.
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